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In his July memorandum of demands for a reconciliation bill, Senator Joe Manchin—yes, him again—called for provisions related to families and health to be “needs based with means testing guardrails/formulas on new spending.” The proposal, obtained by Politico, also sets $1.5 trillion as a top line, significantly less than the…

About 2 million people received Pfizer COVID-19 booster shots this week and another 1 million people are scheduled for one in the next couple of weeks, the White House announced Friday.  “That’s a very strong start,” White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator Jeff Zients said in a virtual briefing with reporters. The…

Posted September 30, 2021 at 11:41pm Speaker Nancy Pelosi abandoned a planned Thursday House vote on a bipartisan infrastructure bill after days of last-minute negotiations with holdout senators on the other piece of President Joe Biden’s economic agenda needed more time. "There'll be a vote today," Pelosi said as she…

Home News (Image credit: ABC) Returning to the hallowed halls of Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital, it's been revealed that we've got at least another two years of this tug-on-your-heart-strings medical drama as Grey's Anatomy gets the greenlight for another two seasons. Arriving back at its usual Thursday slot, here's how…

Former UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz wants to get a win streak going for the first time in over five years. Per MMA Fighting’s Guilherme Cruz, the ‘Dominator’ has a match in the works against Pedro Munhoz, for the UFC 269 card on December 11. A fantastic bantamweight fight is…

San Francisco The city of San Jose was once home to one of the largest Chinatowns in California. In the heart of downtown, it was the center of life for Chinese immigrants who worked on nearby farms and orchards. More than a century after arsonists burned it to the ground…

Pick any top Democratic lawmaker in Washington, and it’s a make-or-break week for him or her. For President Biden, the congressional negotiations this week will essentially decide whether key pillars of his domestic policy agenda become law or fizzle in Congress. For House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, this is the week…

At first glance, Glenn Youngkin looks like the sort of Republican that has been going extinct in the Trump era. The GOP nominee for Virginia governor is a private equity veteran worth $300 million, having spent 25 years at the D.C.-based firm the Carlyle Group, where he finished his career…

Joining in on the success of Israel, Cyprus, Greece, Jordan and the Palestinian Authority, Morocco will be installing nesting boxes for owls, which will enable biological extermination in agriculture without the use of poisonous chemicals that are dangerous for people and the environment. The man who started the initiative, Prof.…

Advocates from several groups demonstrated outside of Sen. Joe ManchinJoe ManchinProtesters demonstrate outside Manchin's houseboat over opposition to reconciliation package Security policy expert: Defense industry donations let lawmakers 'ignore public opinion' Manchin cast doubt on deal this week for .5T spending bill MORE’s (D-W.Va.) houseboat on Monday, protesting the senator’s opposition…